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Exergue seems to be: (dot?) SM.... (this could possibly be cleaned a bit further to reveal more detail, but I am suspicious that the third letter in the exergue is H, so I am not sure that further cleaning would be worthwhile, at least not until my cleaning skills improve).Matthew W206/25/10 at 04:49Matthew W2: I definitely have no plans to do so - my only temp...
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Constantine RomaRoma AE Commemorative
VRBS ROMA
bust of Roma left, wearing helmet with plume, and imperial mantle
She-wold standing left, suckling twins Romulus and Remus, mintmark gamma SIS in ex.
Siscia mint, 330-333 AD
2.63g
RIC VII Siscia 222.
Jay GT402/14/10 at 05:00Matthew W2: wow!
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Constantine I the Great Posthumous Commemorative AE4
Mint: Cyzicus;DATE: 347-348 AD
Obv: DV CONSTANTI-NVS PT AVGG, Veiled bust right.
Rev: Veiled emperor standing right, VN / MR across field.
Exergue: SMKB
Size:17X15mm; ? gms
Ref: RIC VIII 46 Brian L02/06/10 at 23:40Matthew W2: Gorgeous!
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Less crusty, maybe less mysteryI couldn't resist poking this one a bit more today.... More detail is coming clear. The obverse is correctly oriented - the first two letters of the legend are clearly DN. The third is either C or G. Some details of the portrait can be seen, including the diadem. The reverse is now also correctly oriented. The mintmark SIS can be seen in the exergue, though the officina mark is still hidden. Based on the shape of the reverse, I would be surprised if this were a FEL TEMP REPARATIO, so maybe the third character is a G, and this is Gratian rather than Constantius II (are there other possibilities for that obverse legend?)Matthew W202/05/10 at 03:30Matthew W2: yep, I think that's right - the 'T' on...
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Heavily Encrusted mysteryThis is already after about 20 minutes with a dental pick and a stiff nylon brush attachment on my dremel. 1.88 grams; 18.46 mm. The blurry brown areas are the coin surface - my scanner can't focus to that depth. The coin's surface is very rough to the touch. I believe the image on the left is the obverse, and is in the correct orientation. I have no idea about the reverse. This one may be in quite good condition under the encrustation - I can't wait to see what it is!Matthew W202/03/10 at 03:27Matthew W2: Oops - I guess the brown areas are gray in this sc...
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